But the man now living in the repainted residence had no idea it was the scene
of a fatal stabbing.

Bangladeshi cook Mohammed Abdul Kadir rents the cottage with his wife — who is
eight months pregnant — and three other migrants from his country.

A pram is parked, ready for the birth, in the sitting room where Meredith’s
flatmate Knox strummed her guitar five years ago. When asked by The Sun if
he knew of his home’s grim history, Mohammed replied: “Is this house famous?
It means nothing to me.”

It is a different story at the university where Meredith studied.

A mass is being held to commemorate five years since her death.

Father Elio Bromuri said: “It remains a great wound in citizens’ consciences.
It is a dark spot and a loss we are unable to rationalise, to find a logical
reason for.”

Perugia’s mayor, Wladimiro Boccali, added: “The murder of this girl has left a
deep mark on the collective memory of the town.”